Principal Product Manager

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About Zscaler Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise , we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world's largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate -we're focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession , collaboration, ownership, and accountability. We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you're enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you're driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that's helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity. Role We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to join our team. This is a San Jose, CA role, reporting to the Director of Product Management - Cyber in the Cybersecurity Initiatives Product Management department. Deliver innovative capabilities in threat prevention, visibility, scalability, and business enablement by championing innovation and driving the planning and product roadmap for our cloud security platform. What you'll do (Role Expectations) Leading across teams to prioritize and drive enhancements to the Cyber portfolio Creating comprehensive PRDs to ensure all teams understand the problems being solved and the requirements for solving them Engaging with other product teams to ensure their success in leveraging the common Cyber services of the platform Leading with a customer-centric mindset and deeply empathizing with customers to understand pain points in the evolving cybersecurity landscape Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful. You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact. You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback-knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust. You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose. What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain Enterprise product management experience within Cybersecurity, Information Security, or Network Security Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field Deep understanding of SSE, SASE, AI Security, Email Security, Endpoint Security, HTTP, DNS, SSL, IPS, Advanced Threat Protection, and Sandboxing Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to customers and partners while managing multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Proven experience driving product strategy for AI-powered threat detection models or implementing machine learning capabilities within cloud security architectures Previous experience with Cybersecurity products such as Endpoint Security, AI Security, Email Security, Advanced Threat Protection, IPS, and Sandboxing Strong engineering or Threat Research background with a technical degree, certification, or customer-facing engineering experience #LI-Hybrid #LI-CM3 Zscaler's salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hir

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